Birthday and Blogiversary!

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #164! Happy 8th Birthday, Amanda! and Happy 4th Blogiversary, Amanda's Books and More! Amanda turns 8 on Sunday! She had a little party today at school with her friends. She dressed up like a princess and wore a Disney Tinkerbell dress that used to belong to Jessica. Her sister, Jessica, will be 18 in June. This blog also celebrates a blogiversary this month too! Amanda's Books and More has been going for 4 years now. My blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click...

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Bike Riding and More with #LinkyParty

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #180! Recently, Amanda learned to ride a bike all on her own! We've attempted to teach her off and on over the years, but more off than on. When she was younger, a mother from the Netherlands suggested that we remove the training wheels and peddles to teach her to balance with only her feet. Then a couple of weeks ago, hubby had her peddles put back on and the difficult handbrakes replaced with easier ones at the bike shop. Now watch her go! This blog is best viewed in Google...

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Completed Projects and a Weekend Linky

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #163! This yellow and green bell pepper came from a rescued plant from the garden. It was suffering in the heat and Hubby brought it up in a pot to our balcony where it is much happier. The photo below is the same bell pepper. My blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on the images to view them larger. My hubby has been hard at work around the house these last few weeks. Our electric gate stopped working and he did some research on the internet and, through repeated...

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Valentine's Day in Photos with #Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #179! If you saw Friday's post, then you'll know that I suggested to Hubby to buy proteas for Valentine's Day instead of the more expensive Valentine's themed bouquets. This is the bouquet he got me with indigenous flowers from South Africa, including the popular proteas. Prince, Samantha's cat, came to check them out. This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on my photos to see them at their best! On Friday, Amanda's school had acompetition for best Valentine'soutfits...

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Valentine's Day with Linky

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #162! Since Valentine's Day is a couple of days away, I thought these sunset photos that I took from our balcony in January would add a romantic touch. My blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on the images to view them larger. Do you receive flowers on Valentine's Day? On Wednesday I was at the grocery store with Hubby and noticed the Valentine bouquets are already making an appearance. I told him that if he was considering buying me flowers, that he should...

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